After 16 years of waiting for the state to fund education reform, school funding advocates finally have their day in court. The case name is McCleary vs. State of Washington, also known as the NEWS (Network for Excellent Schools in Washington) lawsuit.
Tune in however you can to the NEWS lawsuit. The stakes are high.
If you are in the Seattle area, come watch some of the trial, even if it’s just for a few hours. You won’t be disappointed.
Location
King County Superior Court
West 1060 (Tenth Floor)
The Honorable John Erlick
516 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Trial Schedule
Monday through Thursday
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
No trial on Sept 28th
No trial the week of October 5th
If you live outside the Seattle area, the next best thing to being in the court room and listening to the witnesses testify is to read the daily trial reports at
http://www.waschoolexcellence.org/daily_trial_updates.
If you sign up as a friend of NEWS, you will get them automatically.
Who’s testifying next:
On Monday, James Kelly, CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, is expected to testify about the achievement gap. Mary Jean Ryan, chairperson of the State Board of Education, will resume her testimony on Tuesday.
When it’s the state’s turn to present evidence, we expect to hear the same tired old arguments from out-of-state experts about how money doesn’t matter. We know that that’s just plain wrong.
Thank you for all you are doing I have been hoping for years someone would do this